grow out
phrasal verb
grew out; grown out; growing out; grows out
: to allow (something) to get longer
She's growing out her hair.
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The nonprofit formed in 1995 grew out of the need for gender equity, under the 1990 Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act, to support more women in the workplace.
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Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Apr. 2025
The project itself actually grew out of me living in Mexico City and working as an independent curator with different museums.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Those laws grew out of the state’s progressive tradition, which sought to restrain the power of wealth in the political system.
—Dan Kaufman, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2025
The chain grew out of a single secondhand shop on Long Island, in the New York City suburb of Massapequa Park, 20 years ago, to a franchise operator that is attracting global attention.
—Joan Verdon, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
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Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Apr. 2025
The project itself actually grew out of me living in Mexico City and working as an independent curator with different museums.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Those laws grew out of the state’s progressive tradition, which sought to restrain the power of wealth in the political system.
—Dan Kaufman, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2025
The chain grew out of a single secondhand shop on Long Island, in the New York City suburb of Massapequa Park, 20 years ago, to a franchise operator that is attracting global attention.
—Joan Verdon, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
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“Grow out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grow%20out. Accessed 9 Apr. 2025.
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